Letter: Media fuels controversy over 'Duck Dynasty'

4:24 PM,
Dec. 23, 2013

Written by

Scott Thomas
Satellite Beach

The "Duck Dynasty" mess is a perfect example of how the news media plays us against each other for profit, and in doing so deepens the divisions that have crippled this great country. Why should the views of a reality TV show character matter to us in any way? Phil Robertson, star of the "Duck Dynasty" A&E series, is an entertainer, a clown. I can't believe we have sunk so low that we take moral and political guidance from our clowns. Instead, we allow this non-issue to divide us, with all knowing it is inconsequential at its core. We use it ...